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Hawthorne Heights
Hawthorne Heights
The post-hardcore/emo-pop quintet Hawthorne Heights came to life in the summer of 2001. Originally called A Day in the Life, the Dayton, Ohio-based collective saw numerous lineup changes and shifting music styles before settling on a permanent formation. Composed of drummer Eron Bucciarelli, bassist Matt Ridenour, vocalist/guitar player J.T. Woodruff, and guitarists Casey Calvert and Micah Carli, Hawthorne Heights built their fan base on a solid demo recording and a series of self-booked national tours that saw them sharing the stage with the likes of From Autumn to Ashes and the Descendents. In 2003, they signed with Chicago label Victory Records, resulting in the 2004 release of their powerful full-length debut, The Silence in Black and White. As the bandmates relentlessly toured behind it, the album became Victory's highest-selling debut, while its lead single, "Ohio Is for Lovers," slowly invaded rock radio, MTV, and teenage hearts across the country.

Hawthorne Heights' follow-up effort, If Only You Were Lonely arrived in 2006 alongside the This Is Who We Are DVD. Leading up to the album's release, Victory urged street team members to help it chart above urban singer Ne-Yo, whose own album was slated to be released the same day. Questionable promotional tactics included rearranging store displays to hide Ne-Yo's record and make Hawthorne Heights' more prominent. Lonely debuted at number three on the charts, though, unsurprisingly, more than a few eyebrows were raised in the band and label's direction. Regardless, the album continued to sell well, as its first single, "Saying Sorry," garnered airplay on many a modern rock radio station.

However, controversy came to a head in early August when Hawthorne Heights suddenly announced that they were leaving Victory Records (despite a contractual obligation of two more albums for the label) and suing the company over various issues, including unpaid royalties and tarnishing their name and relationship with fans over the aforementioned incident (the band claimed to have no knowledge of the street team letter that was issued as though personally from them). In a statement issued online, the band compared their time at the label to being in an "abusive relationship" and directly attacked "greed driven" label head Tony Brummel. As issues were sorted out behind the scenes (and Victory counter-sued the band, claiming they just wanted to jump to a major), Hawthorne Heights continued touring nationwide and served as headliners on the fall 2006 version of the popular Nintendo Fusion Tour with openers Relient K, the Sleeping, and more.

Following several court dates with their label, Hawthorne Heights returned to the road in late 2007. However, guitarist Casey Calvert died in his sleep just several hours into the tour, the victim of a lethal combination of antidepressant medications and Vicodin (Calvert had reportedly undergone a root canal prior to the band's departure, hence his need for painkillers). Soldiering on as a quartet, the bandmates resolved their issues with Victory Records and issued a third album, Fragile Future, in August 2008. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
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Hawthorne Heights
We live in a musical climate where change is unavoidable. These are tough times, and only those with...
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Most Popular Music Videos (7)

Ohio Is For Lovers (Video)
(Duration: 4:03)
Jan 29th, 5:12am
Rescue Me (Video)
(Duration: 3:15)
Feb 4th, 3:53am
Niki FM (Video)
(Duration: 3:51)
Jan 29th, 5:10am
Somewhere In Between (Video)
(Duration: 3:23)
Jan 19th, 8:13am
Saying Sorry (Video)
(Duration: 3:07)
Oct 10th, 7:36am
Pens And Needles (Video)
(Duration: 3:22)
Jan 29th, 5:07am

Fan Comments

Oct 21st, 12:21am
I like " dissolve & decay "
Aug 27th, 2:47am
DON'T read the answers at the bottom.

Do the test first .

This one's a little different everyone.

Remember, you need to take serious
thought into these questions!

1. What is your favorite out of these
three?
a. cat b. bird c. dog

2. What is your favorite color?
a. pink b. white c. black
3. Name a person of the same gender
[sex].

4. Name a person of the opposite
gender [sex].
5. Do you like the mountains or the
beach better?

6. Do you like to watch the sunrise or
the sunset?

7. What's your favorite number from 1-
10?

8. What is your favorite plant?
a. red rose b. fern c. a dead one
9. What is your favorite season?
a. Spring b. Winter c. Summer

10. Make two wishes in 10 second

now for the results..........

1. a) cat: you love yourself the most.
b) bird: you like hearing yourself
talk.
c) dog: you put others before
yourself.

2. a) pink: you're outgoing
b) white: you're classical.
c) black: you're living on the edge.

3. They are your lucky star.

4. You'll become very, very close
friends with them.

5. a) mountains: fast paced wedding.
b) beach: slow paced wedding.

6. a) sunrise: you're a morning person
and you get more done.
b) sunset: you are romantic and you
fall in and out of crushes slowly.

7. The number you picked is how many
it will take before you find your true
love.

8. a) red rose: your life will be
beautiful,but sometimes thorny.
b) fern: your life will be
predictable and safe.
c) a dead one: your one sick person
9. a) spring: you're hopelessly
romantic.
b) winter: you're a hugging kind of
person.
c) summer: you're a bare all kind
person.

10. If you repost this

a) more than 7 min, nothing will
happen to u
b) in 5 min, your first wish will come
true.
c) in 4 min, both of your wishes will
come true

1. Say your name 10x
2. Then say your mom's name 5x
3. Then say your crush's name 3x
4. Then post this on 4 different videos. If you do this your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday! But if you read this and don't post it on 4 different videos then you will have very bad luck
May 2nd, 4:34pm
If you have read this sentence, you
must
continue reading it
if
not
terrible and scary things would happen to you or
your family
members.
I'm
sure you don't want you or your family members
to have scary
and
freaky
things happening on you right? Not kidding..
Here's what
happened:
3
years ago, 2005, on a lonely winter night filled
with lots
of
snow
in
Chichago, a teen girl was brutally murdered,
yes, after
being
raped.She
had received a text message from her boyfriend
to meet him
at
the
pub
they always meet at hours before her death. She
went there,
nicely
dressed up. Upon reaching, her drunken boyfriend
stumbled
out of
the
pub
and began to vigoursly kissed her on her face
and lips. She
struggled
and
when finally broke free, started to run. But
then, the boy
caught
up
with

her and pinned her to the ground. He raped her
and then
suffocate
her.
She lies on the cold floor motionless. The boy
ran away and
then
came
back much later with a chopper wrapped in
newspaper and
dragged
the

girl's body to an alley. He unwrapped the
newspaper off the
chopper
and
chopped the girl's body parts, her hands, legs,
and lastly
head..
Since
then, whenever people passed the place where the
girl was
being

raped
and
suffocated, they swore they heard a girl panting
and
whispering
in
their
ears 'You are walking on the place where I was
killed...'
and
then
they

would heard a shrill laughter.. You must pass
this on to
your
friends
or
family members, because the girl, Amanda is right beside you
now,
knowing if you sent it or not... No kidding... send this
or Amanda

would
do
things you would get freaked out.. Here's what
happened to
others
who
didn't forward it to their friends: # CASE 1Jack
Lyons
received
this
email from his friend, upon reading it, he
laughed and

deleted
it.
He
didn't know that Amanda was beside him..the next
day, he
received
a
phone
call. 'Im always watching you, Jack' and then a
shrill
laughter.
He

freaked out and called the phone operator, and
to his
horror,
found
out
that that number was not in use for 2 years
after the death
of
the
owner,
Amanda Spears. then, jack went to have a bath..
He opened


the
door
and
went in, never coming out again.. After 1 hour,
his mother
banged
on
the
door and used a chopper to open the door. She
screamed when
she
saw
jack
on the floor. Blood splattered on the walls and
mirror. On

the
mirror
was
a message 'Your son deserved it' And many many
cases.. Im
sure
you
don't

want to read them all... Be careful, Amanda is
beside you
right
now,
MAKE
THE RIGHT DECISION...Send this to more than 20
people.Good
Luck


2nd:Storie


cared: a girl died in 1993 by a homicide murderer.he buried her in the ground when she was still alive. the murderer chanted, "tome sota balcu" as he buried her.now that you have read the chant,you will meet this little girl.in the middle of the night she will be on your ceiling and suffocate you like she was suffoced . if u comment this to 5 other ppl,se will not bother you
Apr 16th, 9:09pm
thanks for the add...u guys are awesome :)
Jan 29th, 3:57am
I've not heard it yet., but soon I will.,
Jan 13th, 12:17pm
there's no "THIS IS WHO WE ARE" :(
Jan 11th, 10:01am
hey thanks for the request, how are you?
Jan 7th, 11:36pm
i love hawthorne heights there coolio
Dec 14th, 10:53pm
I miss Casey but I love all of your songs and am a huge fan.
Dec 8th, 9:51pm
Rockstar Taste of Chaos 2009!!